Composer
David Epstein
American composer and conductor (1930-2002)
1930–2002
5 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- 2002
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Place of death
- Concord
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
David Mayer Epstein (October 3, 1930 – January 15, 2002) was an American composer, conductor, and music scientist who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He served as director of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra from 1974 to 1978, Worcester Orchestra from 1976 to 1980 and served as guest conductor in 28 orchestras across nine countries.
He was the author of Shaping Time: Music, the Brain, and Performance, a work on the neurological basis for various elements of music theory, and co-editor of Beauty and the Brain: Biological Aspects of Aesthetics.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; music educator; musicologist; university teacher; musician
- Career institutions / employers
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 46809355
- ISNI
- 000000011026127X
- GND ID
- 136526039
- Library of Congress ID
- n85006007
- MusicBrainz ID
- af1b45dc-896f-4b39-8c3c-1812e96938c6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Cello, Viola, violin
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
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| I | See work details |
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| Interlude I | See work details |
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| II | See work details |
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| Interlude II | See work details |
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| III | See work details |
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 46809355.